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More than half of Afghans face ‘acute’ food crisis: UN


October 26, 2021

KABUL: Afghanistan is on the brink of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, UN agencies warned on Monday, with more than half the country facing “acute” food shortages. More than 22 million Afghans will suffer food insecurity this winter, they said, as a drought driven by climate change adds to the disruption caused by the Taliban takeover of the …

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UAE’s air force chief to witness Israel’s largest-ever exercise


October 26, 2021

OVDA: Israel is holding its largest-ever air force exercise this week, joined by several Western countries and India, with the United Arab Emirates’s air force chief set to inspect the drills. Amir Lazar, chief of Israeli air force operations, told reporters the drills “don’t focus on Iran”, but army officials have said the Islamic republic remains Israel’s top strategic threat …

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BAP nominates Qudoos Bizenjo as new leader of Balochistan Assembly


October 26, 2021

QUETTA: Following hours-long consultations, leaders of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) on Monday agreed to nominate Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo as leader of the house and Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali as speaker of the Balochistan Assembly. Mr Bizenjo, the speaker, submitted his resignation to the governor after the assembly session in which no-trust motion against former chief minister Jam …

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Erdogan steps back from threat to expel Western envoys


October 26, 2021

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday backed down from his threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors over their joint statement of support for a jailed civil society leader. He spoke after the United States and several of the other concerned countries issued identical statements saying they respected a UN convention that required diplomats not to interfere in the host country’s …

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Asia suffered hottest year on record in 2020: UN


October 26, 2021

Asia suffered its hottest year on record in 2020, the United Nations said on Tuesday ahead of the COP26 summit, with extreme weather taking a heavy toll on the continent’s development. In its annual “State of the Climate in Asia” report, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation said every part of the region had been affected. “Extreme weather and climate change impacts …

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Officials say 18 villagers shot dead at mosque in Nigeria’s Niger state


October 26, 2021

At least 18 worshippers were killed on Monday by gunmen who attacked a mosque in northern Nigeria during early morning prayers, local authorities and police told The Associated Press. The attack took place in Mazakuka village in Mashegu local government area of the country’s Niger state. The attackers, believed to be ethnic Fulani nomadic herders, were able to escape. Similar ethnic …

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College students, staff booked under anti-terror law in IoK for celebrating Pakistan’s T20 win against India


October 26, 2021

Police in Indian-occupied Kashmir have registered two separate cases against the staff and students of two medical colleges under a harsh anti-terror law for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s victory against the Indian side in the T20 World Cup match, it emerged on Tuesday. According to a report by Kashmir Media Service, one of the first information reports (FIRs) — registered at Soura police station in occupied …

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Bilawal announces countrywide protest drive against price hike from Friday


October 26, 2021

LARKANA: Pakistan Peo­ples Party chairman Bilawal Bhu­tto-Zardari has said whenever and wherever prime minister goes crisis greets him and he brings in this wake devastation instead of change he had promised to people of Pakistan before general election. Bilawal said at a gathering of select party workers at the residence of a party leader in Garibabad locality on Monday that …

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